Cycling @ Shanghai: A Guide to Cycle Infrastructure - Softcover

Wang, Zhuo'er

Softcover

ISBN 10: 756088198X ISBN 13: 9787560881980

Publisher: Tongji University Press, 2022

Synopsis

• Cycling has increasingly become a part of urban society. This well-researched project explores how cities around the world have incorporated cycling into their transportation infrastructure planning, and the lessons that can be learned for the future of cycling in Shanghai
• A pocket guide format, printed in 4 Pantone colours, including a metallic and a neon ink
• Includes maps and graphics
• The bilingual text is set in two reading directions to distinguish them clearly from each other
• Awarded The Best Dutch Book Design, 2019
• Text in English and Chinese

Since 2015,Office ZHU has been working with the Department of Architecture of Shanghai Jiao Tong University on the project Cycling@Shanghai and has done two rounds of research on the use of bicycles in Shanghai. The results of this research are gathered here. Starting with a brief history, the book systematically explores cycle infrastructure planning through comparative studies on seven bike-friendly cities (Copenhagen, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, etc.) around the world. The author examines the cycling and metro systems, systematic planning, and infrastructure construction in those cities and, after analysing the current cycling conditions in Shanghai, proposes specific urban planning strategies and highlights the benefits that cycling can bring to public spaces.

Text in English and Chinese.

About this title

About the Author

Zhuo'er Wang is the founder of Office ZHU, the visiting critic of Department of Architecture in Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Department of Architecture in China Academy of Art. After graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhuo'er went to Berlage Institute, Rotterdam to study urban design and research. Afterwards, she interned in Powerhouse Company and worked at VMX Architects as an architect and the representative. She was in charge of the Chinese projects and the local market.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tongji University Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 756088198X
• ISBN 13: 9787560881980
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 318